autochthonous
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au·toch·tho·nous
(ô-tŏk'thə-nəs) 
also au·toch·tho·nal (-thə-nəl) or au·toch·thon·ic (ô'tŏk-thŏn'ĭk)
adj.
autochthonously au·toch'tho·nous·ly adv.
also au·toch·tho·nal (-thə-nəl) or au·toch·thon·ic (ô'tŏk-thŏn'ĭk)adj.
- Originating where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks; an autochthonous people; autochthonous folktales. See synonyms at native.
- Biology. Originating or formed in the place where found: an autochthonous blood clot.
autochthonously au·toch'tho·nous·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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autochthonous
adjective
- Existing, born, or produced in a land or region: aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous, native. See native/foreign.
Oxford Dictionary of Geography:
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autochthonous
Referring to features and processes occurring within, rather than outside, an environment. An autochthonous rock has been formed in situ; coal is an example.
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autochthonous
IN BRIEF: adj. - Of rocks, deposits, etc. adj. - Originating where it is found.
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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autochthonous
derived from that part of the body where found; native. Compare autologous.
| autocatalysis, autoantigen, autoantibody | |
| autoclave, autocoupling hapten, autocrine |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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autochthonous
1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
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autochthonous
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Autochthonous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indfødt, oprindeligt bosiddende
Français (French)
adj. - autochtone
Deutsch (German)
adj. - autochthon, bodenständig, eingesessen
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτόχθων
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - autóctone, aborígine, nativo
Русский (Russian)
автохтонный, аборигенный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - autóctono
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - infödd, ursprunglig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
土著的, 原地形成的, 土生土长的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 土著的, 原地形成的, 土生土長的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원주민의, 자발적 관념의, 발생 부위의, 독특한 구조의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 原産の, 固有の, 原地性の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أصلي, أهلي, بلدي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ילידי, מקומי, של המקום, נוצר במקומו הנוכחי (מרבץ של חומר מסוים)
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